Ahemm de la Hemm! So I meditate a little before the gig tonight. And practice remaining grateful despite the uneasiness I feel as a result of a bit of a bug trying to pass through me. Oh yeah, pass through me. Achoo.. I am not contagious, am I? Now that I write and remember that it is a fact that this bug will pass through me. I breathe to let go of knowing what I think tis gig will look like as I am suddeny overcome by IT. I remember the first time I performed for a WomenROCK! show I was so, so sick and so, so unsure of myself and what I could possibly offer. My fellow WomenROCK!ers were so supportive and I sang better then I could have anticipated under the "stressful" circumstances. Since then I have performed more times and ways than I can enumerate and it has always been better than I expect and can imagine. A funny thing reality is.. it often trumps my fantasies and I watch bewildered. So today I prepare after breaking bread with a sainted friend. I prepare and pray my vocals and body into readiness to be available as needed for whatever ray of God's light chooses to flow through me during this performance. I am so grateful to Andrea for opening her standing Caffe Trieste gig as a space for me to get to try out a few tunes while I am still in hibernating mode. BTW Erykah Badu and the Roots in Seattle were awesome. More on them later.